Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer amount of loot in Diablo 4? You are not alone. Many of us players in the community have been asking for a loot filter, hoping to avoid picking up every single dropped item. With Season 7 bringing even more loot through Headhunts and other activities, frustration is growing among players.
Why Diablo 4 Still Does Not Have a Loot Filter
During the recent developer Q&A, the team addressed the topic. Their current approach is to make sure that all loot has value, through wearing, salvaging, or selling. So that even unwanted items contribute to the game’s economy. The concern is that a loot filter could disrupt this system, making it harder for players to gather materials when working on their builds.
Unlike many ARPGs, Diablo 4 still does not have a loot filter, despite Diablo 3 lacking one as well. Games like Path of Exile and Last Epoch let players customize loot displays to highlight valuable drops and ignore the rest. Want to see only uniques? Searching for a specific legendary aspect? A loot filter would make that easy by highlighting what you need and hiding the rest. You would miss out on salvage materials, but in the late stages of the endgame, you likely will not need many more materials anyway.
At this point, some players are willing to settle for alternatives to a full loot filter. One suggestion is adding a search or filter function to the legendaries that get sent to the mailbox. This would let you pick out only the items you actually want, instead of having to claim everything at once; essentially mimicking what a loot filter does, just in a different and less convenient way.
Could a Loot Filter Happen in the Future?
Even though we did not get a loot filter so far, the developers are not entirely opposed to the idea. They have made it clear that they are open to community feedback and will consider changes if necessary. Finding the right balance between convenience and maintaining the in-game economy remains the main challenge.
You can check out the Q&A video with Bluddshed and Diablo 4 game designers here:
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